This author's 1996 essay from Harper's about the fate of the novel, "Why Bother?", was reprinted in his collection of essays How To Be Alone. This man's most recent novel was cited by Ruth Franklin as an example of sexism in 
This author's 1996 essay from Harper's about the fate of the novel, "Why Bother?", was reprinted in his collection of essays How To Be Alone. This man's most recent novel was cited by Ruth Franklin as an example of sexism in book reviewing, and features the Minnesotan couple of Walter and Patty Berglund. His previous novel centered on the three children of elderly Alfred and Edith Lambert, and gained publicity due to its selection for and removal from Oprah's Book Club. For 10 points, name this author of Freedom and The Corrections.
This author's 1996 essay from Harper's about the fate of the novel, "Why Bother?", was reprinted in his collection of essays How To Be Alone.
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